Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness

Presented in Association with theWestern New Mexico University Department
of Natural Sciences

Hypnum cupressiforme Hedw. var. cupressiforme

Family: Hypnaceae

Status: Native

Synonyms:Hypnum cupressiforme Hedwig var. brevisetum Schimp.

Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme is not as common in the Gila as one might expect from its more common occurrence elsewhere in North America. The leaves can be falcate secund (all swept to the same direction at the tip) or not and have a short double costa that is sometimes difficult to see. The leaf cells are elongate. Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme forms mats at middle to upper elevation.
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